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Originally Posted by Psych0kNoT
First time posting here;
Looking to get my first BMW for my business, and I was sold on the refreshed 7 series as soon as I first saw it. Ideally, I'd like to have it fully optioned (24 or 25MY, depending on when I order it), minus maybe the theater system. I've been lurking on these forums for a bit and it seems that owners with the screen say for the most part its a gimmick/better in theory than practice. I don't really care enough for performance to go for the M70, but it seems (from my research) that some options are exclusive to it (like the two tone and illuminated blacked out grille). Aside from performance, can I spec out a 740 or 760 exactly as I could an M70, or are there options that are available exclusively to the M70. I think for my needs, the the 740 would be enough, and I might just want to go with the 760 for the V8, but I wanted to check with you guys who know much much more than I do about these things. And if anyone with the theater screen has any input on what I'd mentioned please feel free to drop it below. Much appreciated!
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Ok - so I'm going to make things easy for you and so please follow my thought process:
1. Gasoline (740i vs 760i) or Electric (M70)
- Unless you have a place to reliably charge the vehicle (i.e., your garage or driveway to your private residence or an assigned spot with access to a charger), I would skip electric and go gasoline - why? I live in an apartment/condo and so I don't have a place to reliably charge the car and I don't have the time/energy/patience to deal with charging the car - it takes MAX 5 - 10 minutes to put gas in my car and be on my way
NOTE: A lot of people fail to realize that BMW offers a Plug in Hybrid version of the 7 called the 750e - "e" means the car can run on gasoline (solo), electric (solo) or both - major perk is NO RANGE ANXIETY
2. The i7 - M70 is ridiculously overpriced in my opinion
- The price between the i7 - M70 and the i7 - xDrive60 is ~$40,000 and the M70 is 1.0s faster than the xDrive60, with 0-60 being 3.5s and 4.5s respectively
- No shade or judgement for either model, but I would go with an xDrive60 and call it a day
3. Equipment/options/packages for ALL the MY24 7's
- Besides some standard equipment being shuffled between the 7's, all of them can be equipped (more or less) with the same options/features
(e.g., The Panoramic Sky Lounge LED roof is STANDARD on the 760i, i7 - xDrive60, and i7 - M70, but is OPTIONAL on the 740i, 750e, and i7 - eDrive50)
(e.g., "Extended Merino Leather" is STANDARD on ALL models (excl. 740i's - its optional for the 740i's) )
- The other difference I see between the models is the
"Rear Executive Lounge Seating" Package is only offered on the
i7 - xDrive60, i7 - M70, and 760i and is
not available on the other 7 models. The
"Rear Executive Lounge Seating" Package is basically the
TV + Recline right rear seat and footrest
- The TV (by itself) can be had on
ALL models
-
Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System is
available on ALL models
I would suggest looking at the
pricing guides for MY24 or playing with BMW's Build Your Own
4 My Thoughts and experience with the TV (my uncle has a M70 with the Theatre screen)
- If your tall, I would suggest test driving the car with the TV down and see if your comfortable - the
TV will NOT come down if the front seats are positioned too far back. I would suggest having the TV come down and then adjusting your seat
- The TV primarily relies on the
Personal eSIM 5G being activated to stream movies and stuff. If your cell phone plan (AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon) is a
BUSINESS plan, then your Personal eSIM cannot be activated, rendering the TV more or less useless
- You can use an
HDMI cord to screen mirror your mobile device on to the TV, but (iPhone user here) when I tried watching my favorite movie
"Artificial Intelligence -A.I." (2001) that was downloaded on my phone via Apple TV, all I got was a black screen with audio and the video playing on my phone
NOTE: This seems to be an Apple --> HDMI issue, because I experience the same thing when using one of the TV's in my home
- Interestingly enough, you can FaceTime (or video chat) with someone using a laptop that is connected to the TV (Yes the TV has a webcam)
- The TV blocks out a good chunk of the Panoramic Sky Lounge LED Roof
- When the TV is down, you
lose the ability to see out your rear view interior mirror and no the mirror is NOT electronic and there are no alternatives
(i.e., some cars can have their rear view mirror turn into a live camera in the rear.... but not BMW.... like did they not drive the car with the TV down??)
5. Closing thoughts + what I would get on my 7
- To be honest, there are only THREE things that I want in my 7, with TWO of them conveniently bundled in the Executive Package
1. Automatic Doors -- MY FAVORITE FEATURE!!!!!! Fun Fact: You can tell BMW via voice command to open/close all doors!!!!!!!
2. Crystal Headlights -- I think this looks DROP DEAD GORGEOUS on a 7 wearing Carbon Black Metallic
3. Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System - The upgraded Bowers gives you sound profiles and a "4D experience" and extended surround sound speakers in the headrest
Color:
Carbon Black Metallic
And that's it.... my 7 would be pretty basic lmao!
Below is a few screenshots of what my 7 would look like if I were to order one and you'll notice the options/packages are more or less the same, regardless of model!
As mentioned above, my favorite feature is them
AUTOMATIC DOORS and if I can get a butt-naked 7 with just that one option? I'd be happy
That said, I like the 7 overall, but I would get a gasoline 7 (likely a 760i) and call it a day.
NOTE: BMW locks their V8 engines (The 60i models) until the car has ~ 300 miles on it and this is to protect the engine. As a result, FULL power and torque will NOT be available until after the break-in period - please keep this in mind if you test drive a 760i
That said, below I will also leave a link to two of my favorite car reviewers who review the 7, with one of them demonstrating the TV
1. Doug Demuro
LINK:
2. Steve Hammes
LINK:
That said, please let me (us) know if you have any other questions and I hope all this information will benefit you! haha
Cameron